Hate Crime

Texas Ranger Justin Graves and his rebellious daughter, Christy, are dead, both murdered by her drug-dealer boyfriend. Blaming himself for her life of crime, Justin makes a deal with the devil to save her soul: one hundred bad guys in exchange for her pardon from hell. Now, in his rotting corpse, he returns from the grave to deliver the devil his dues. More

In Book 9 of the Justin Graves Horror Series, Good Samaritan Jenny Vandenburg comes to the aid of an African immigrant being beaten and robbed by a couple of skinheads. One punk pulls a gun, kills the black man and shoots Jenny in the back. American justice put the shooter in jail for life, but his accomplice gets off on a technicality. He’s out of prison and back on the streets to wage war for white supremacy, prompting Justin to return from the grave and teach him a hard lesson in respect for his brothers of color.

This story is based on the November 18, 1997 racially motivated killing of Oumar Dia, an African immigrant, at a downtown Denver bus stop, and the crippling of Good Samaritan Jeannie VanVelkinburg. Though the gunman, Nathan Thill, received life in prison, his accomplice, Jeremiah Barnum, got off on a technicality over tainted testimony. The names have been changed to protect the guilty.

There’s nothing mundane in the writing world of Terry Wright. Tension, conflict and suspense propel his readers through the pages as if they were on fire. Published in Science Fiction and Supernatural, his mastery of the action thriller has won him International acclaim as an accomplished screenplay writer. A longtime member of the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, he runs their annual Colorado Gold Writing Contest. Terry lives near Denver with his wife, Bobette, and their Yorkie, Taz Man. He invites you to visit his Web site at www.terrywrightbooks.com.